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Archival Arrangement and Description (print)

Archival Arrangement and Description -- the first installment in the series Trends in Archives Practice -- explores three areas of evolution: the necessity to understand and use a range of descriptive standards to facilitate intellectual control and to improve access; the development of techniques to process born-digital or electronic records; and the methods used to make descriptive information about archives, and archival materials themselves, accessible via the Internet. Three modules are featured:

Module 1: Standards for Archival Description by Sibyl Schaefer and Janet M. Bunde Untangles the history of standards development and provides an overview of descriptive standards that an archives might wish to use.

Module 2: Processing Digital Records and Manuscripts by J. Gordon Daines III Builds on familiar terminology and models to show how any repository can take practical steps to process born-digital materials and to make them accessible to users.

About TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE: This open-ended series by the Society of American Archivists features brief, authoritative treatments written and edited by top-level professionals that fill significant gaps in archival literature. The goal of this modular approach is to build agile, user-centered resources. Modules treat discrete topics relating to the practical management of archives and manuscript collections in the digital age. Select modules are clustered together by topic (as they are here) and are available in print or electronic format. Each module also is available separately in electronic format so that readers can mix and match modules that best satisfy their needs and interests. Stay on trend with TRENDS IN ARCHIVES PRACTICE!

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

“Archival Arrangement and Description provides archivists with basic knowledge on modern archival descriptive practices, giving an archivist at any size repository a solid foundation for making professional judgments regarding descriptive standards, born-digital records processing, and descriptive and access systems.” —Erin Lawrimore, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Provenance, Volume 31, Issue 1

"The publication is exceptionally timely and authoritative with actionable advice and adaptable workflows for most any archival repository."—Eric Arnold Fritzler, American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, Archival Issues, 2014

"The authors offer reliable information and proficient insights for all levels of experience, varied institution sizes, and multiple technology skill-levels."—Katie Nash, Elon University, Journal for the Society of North Carolina Archivists, Spring 2014

". . . straight-forward and well-researched information about how archivists can learn about and prepare for managing both digitized and born-digital materials."—Tiah K Edmunson-Morton, Oregon State University, Journal of Western Archives, 2013

"The three independent but interrelated modules in this volume can be used individually, but collectively they provide a way to understand the current trends and practices in archival arrangement and description."—Pam Hackbart-Dean, Southern Illinois University, The American Archivist, Fall/Winter 2013

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Society of American Archivists
(2013) 6x10 / 230pp. / Soft cover